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As previously reported, on May 22, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted draft guidance on when to file an amended H-1B petition after the decision in Matter of Simeio Solutions. On July 21, 2015, USCIS…more

When should a young company start to think about engaging legal counsel? There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question – a startup should assess its status as an organization, its goals and future needs and its resources…more

Next Tuesday, August 4, special elections will be held to fill the seats vacated by Rep. Glen Grell (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Joe Hackett (R-Delaware). Grell resigned from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in order to take…more

On the legislative front, the Senate was not in session this week, and the House of Representatives only held voting session on Tuesday and Wednesday. Committee meetings were few and far between; however, on Tuesday the House…more

In a PA Superior Court opinion handed down after the Sissons v. Stanley case (109 A.3d 265, described in the previous blog posting), the court ruled that a reservation of gas rights in a 1932 deed, reserving to the grantor, “the…more

On July 8, 2015, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), the administrative court with jurisdiction to review penalties for I-9 violations, issued a decision in the matter of United States v. Hartmann…more

Any person who, in its trade or business, receives cash in the amount of more than $10,000 in a single transaction or a series of related transactions must file Form 8300, Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000, Received in a…more

The permanent labor certification process (PERM) allows employers to hire foreign nationals to work permanently in the United States. Prior to filing a PERM application for a foreign worker with the U.S. Department of Labor…more

Week two of the budget stalemate is behind us, and there’s very little news to report. While news of a potential stop-gap budget and possible agreement on the imposition of a natural gas extraction tax might seem encouraging,…more

On July 14, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, announced that a corporation domiciled in Pennsylvania pled guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging the company with harboring unauthorized…more

As previously reported, in order for USCIS to timely implement the Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses final rule, on May 26, 2015 it suspended premium processing service for Form I-129 H-1B extension of…more

On March 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Peggy Young, a UPS driver who claimed she was discriminated against on the basis of pregnancy when she was denied a workplace accommodation that was made…more

As of our July 1 post, the legislature had sent a number of budget related bills—including the General Appropriations Bill—to the governor for action. Ten days later (the exact number of days the governor has to sign or veto a…more

On Tuesday, June 30, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the long anticipated proposed rule updating its regulations implementing the Fair Labor Standards Act’s Executive, Administrative and Professional exemptions (Proposed…more

Mr. & Mrs. Sissons owned property in Susquehanna County, and wanted to lease the subsurface Marcellus Shale gas on the property to a gas production company. The problem was that they owned the land subject to a reservation of…more

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